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Coronavirus and Sustainability:

COVID-19 in Africa: Catalyzing change for sustainable development - PLOS
PLOS
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has dramatically changed everyone's lives, highlighting the fragility of systems providing public ...

Getting the world unstuck on the Sustainable Development Goals - Brookings Institution
Brookings Institution
Zia Khan, vice president for innovation at The Rockefeller Foundation, and John McArthur, director of the Center for Sustainable Development at ...

COVID-19 hospitalizations drop, but sustainability, impact of holiday remains unknown
Colorado Springs Gazette
ICU nurse Kristen Gooch works in a room with a COVID patient in September at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs. Gazette file.

Sector Based Decarbonization:

Decarbonizing the Mining Industry: What are the Key Steps? - AZoMining.com
AZoMining.com
Decarbonizing the Mining Industry to Meet Climate Change Goals ... change for the surrounding communities, such as local, nature-based solutions.

Schneider Electric : How will the cement industry decarbonize while preserving shareholder ...
MarketScreener
One of those areas is the deployment of predictive or condition-based maintenance services programs to drastically reduce infrastructure equipment- ...

Cloud-Based Customer Service Software Market Top Players Analysis - The Japan Herald
The Japan Herald
Also, some recommendations are provided through the report that could help the market participants to overcome the challenges faced in the sector. The ...

Global Reporting Initiative:

NSE unveils global reporting guidelines for listed companies - The Standard
The Standard
GRI Chief External Affairs Officer Peter Paul van de Wijs said transparency on the impacts of a business is essential for continuous improvement ...

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. Issues Inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance Report
PR Newswire
The Report contains standard disclosures from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Standards, The Sustainability ...

Misconceptions about global equities and how to take advantage of them - Investment Week
Investment Week
... UN Global Compact and provides a high level of ESG disclosure, including a detailed sustainability report based on Global Reporting Initiative ...

Renewable Energy Investments:

3 Renewable Energy Stocks We're Thankful for in 2021 - The Motley Fool
The Motley Fool
SunPower has finally found its way in solar energy. · People can earn nice returns with investments in Enphase Energy's products, not just its stock.

Amazon Investing in 274 Renewable Energy Projects Globally, Adds 18 New ... - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
Amazon's renewable energy investments equivalent to energy use of 3 million U.S. homes and will eliminate 13.7 million metric tons of carbon ...

Renewable Energy Investments to Line Your Portfolio With | The Motley Fool Canada
The Motley Fool
Investing in renewable energy investments has plenty of long-term upside. Here are two great options to consider buying today.

CDP Sustainability:

CDP: Ann Arbor is 'A List' city for climate leadership - ClickOnDetroit
ClickOnDetroit
Tree Town joins a list of cities around the world recognized for their ambitious climate leadership and transparency with environmental action.

CDP launches climate disclosure framework for SMEs - Business Green
Business Green
Environmental campaigners hope SME engagement with the net zero transition can help to accelerate global emissions reductions, given SMEs collectively ...

Addressing Deforestation Important in Net Zero Goals, Supply Chain Sustainability
Environment + Energy Leader
By being involved at this level, CDP says businesses can more closely monitor and protect their supply chains, which will lead to less risk. The ...

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

Opinion: California is going back to nature to confront climate change - The Mercury News
The Mercury News
| UPDATED: November 29, 2021 at 10:11 a.m.. California's bold leadership policies, from its trailblazing vehicle-emission limits to its expansion of ...

After a 'Disappointing' UN Climate Summit, California Youth Activists are Back to Work | KCET
KCET
Youth climate activists have criticized the COP26 pact for being "vague" and ... leaders to adopt stricter climate change mitigation policies.

Where's the Resilience? California's Climate Strategy Found Lacking - Microgrid Knowledge
Microgrid Knowledge
The draft California Climate Adaptation Strategy needs to focus more on power ... say it is missing key ingredients for addressing climate change.

Impact Investing:

The rise of impact investing | South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
From intention to action: When it comes to having a positive impact, the intention has often been there for private and institutional investors, but ...

Impact Investing: Building a Better World - Visual Capitalist
Visual Capitalist
Impact investing is a sustainable investing approach that combines the intention to generate positive returns with positive, measurable social and ...

An Impact Investing Spinoff Focuses On Inequities In Education Reinforcing The Status Quo - Forbes
Forbes
It also has a hybrid funding structure, part philanthropic foundation, part impact investor. Doubling Down. Before the pandemic hit, Amy Klement, ...

Energy Storage

An energy-storage solution that flows like soft-serve ice cream | MIT News
MIT News - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
An electrochemical technology called a semi-solid flow battery can be a cost-competitive form of energy storage and backup for variable sources ...

Energy Dome uses CO2 for long-term power storage for solar energy | TechCrunch
TechCrunch
Longer-term energy storage is a drag, and a lot of battery tech has been focusing on “how quickly can we charge these batteries so I can drive my ...

Wells Fargo makes first tax equity investment into US solar-plus-storage market - Energy ...
Energy Storage News
This is also DESRI's first solar-plus-storage project involvement. DESRI acquired the project from original developer Centaurus Renewable Energy and ...

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

Teijin's science-based climate targets backed | Materials & Production News
Ecotextile News
The company's targets include reducing internal CO2 emissions by 30 per cent, up from the former 20 per cent target, achieving net-zero in-house ...

Teijin's Environmental Commitments Validated as Science Based - MarketScreener
MarketScreener
Science Based Targets ... encompassing three core business domains: high-performance materials including aramid, carbon fibers and composites, ...

Tinkoff becomes Russia's first financial institution to join the Science Based Targets initiative
News Nation USA
Earlier in November Tinkoff disclosed its full carbon footprint for the whole value chain. Moscow, Russia - 30 November 2021.

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

Biden faces new pressure from climate groups after Powell pick | TheHill
TheHill
President Biden is under fresh pressure from climate activists after rejecting ... that could be perceived as the bank picking winners and losers.

People Are Giving Money to the Wrong Climate Charities - Gizmodo
Gizmodo
A new report details the biggest winners—and losers—in what climate and ... To complete the analysis, Carbon Switch looked at returns from a ...

Blackstone, Apollo Among Holdouts Snubbing New Finance Club
Yahoo Finance
The Winners and Losers From a Year of Ranking Covid Resilience ... in early November to declare they'd do their bit to help fight climate change.

Microgrids:

More Communities Now Eligible to Pursue Microgrids as a Part of PG&E's Efforts to Build a ...
Yahoo Finance
California Public Utilities Commission Approves PG&E's Proposal to Expand Eligibility Requirements for Community-Proposed Microgrids.

An extreme weather future makes microgrids an imperative: A guide for solar installers
Solar Power World
Solar microgrid systems with battery backups help fire stations prepare for utility blackouts as well as wildfires, hurricanes or other threatening ...

What Is a Microgrid? Definition, Applications, and Benefits - Treehugger
Treehugger
A microgrid is a small-scale electricity network connecting consumers to an electricity supply. A microgrid might have a number of connected ...

Socially Responsible Investing:

ESG Is Not 'Ethical Investing.' And That's OK. - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
The Impact ESG Has on the Economy and Companies ... Advocates for ESG investing indicate that their interest in climate and social factors stems from ...

Investing on Thanksgiving Day: An Analysis of Socially Responsible Investing - Energy and Capital
Energy and Capital
Biden has always talked a good game about criminal justice reform and social justice, but when given the opportunity to actually do something, ...

DGAM names first-ever responsible investment head | Wealth Professional
Wealth Professional
Desjardins' asset-management arm commits to ESG integration and shareholder engagement efforts with latest appointment.

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

'For us, it is not a solution': Enel CEO skeptical over the use of carbon capture - CNBC
CNBC
The Commission has said the utilization of carbon capture and storage is "important" when it comes to helping lower greenhouse gas emissions.

More carbon capture projects come to the South Peace - Toronto Star
Toronto Star
Advantage Energy Ltd. will be constructing a carbon capture storage project ... Energy Efficiency and Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (IEE ...

Cautious hope for CO2 capture after "false starts" - Axios
Axios
Carbon capture, utilization and storage has the potential to curb emissions from heavy industries.

Data Driven Decision Making Covid Community Climate Behavior: 

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Sustainability Investing: 

Debunking ESG myths for more sustainable investing - Maddyness UK
Maddyness
Impact – this group of investors actively seek out those companies that deliver both a quantifiable societal and environmental impact, as well as ...

Sustainability Is the Watchword for Investors in 2022 - YouTube
YouTube
... of the COP26 climate talks, environmental, social and governance criteria (or, ESG) have moved to the forefront of many investment decisions.

Partner Insight: Which key forces are now driving the sustainable investing market?
Investment Week
We quizzed Royal London Asset Management's Mike Fox on how regulatory and industry trends might reshape sustainable investing.

Geoengineering:

Think Climate Change Is Messy? Wait Until Geoengineering | WIRED
WIRED
Wait Until Geoengineering. Someone's bound to hack the atmosphere to cool the planet. So we urgently need more research on the consequences, says ...

WATCH: Solar Geoengineering – can it counter climate change? - Geo.tv
Geo.tv
One way to deal with this phenomenon is called solar geoengineering. Using this technique, tiny particles called “aerosols” can be injected into ...

Think climate change is chaotic?Wait until geoengineering - Quebec News Tribune
Quebec News Tribune
Wait until geoengineering ... Connection: I have seen some models, if you suddenly stop solar geoengineering, you will encounter temperature ...

Green Bond Funds:

Understanding Green Bonds | ETF.com
ETF.com
Funding Environmental Projects Green financing has always existed in some respects, such as when municipalities would issue bonds for stormwater ...

Green bonds face new questions over authenticity | Financial Times
Financial Times
Companies and countries are increasingly issuing these bonds to help fund solutions to social and environmental problems. More than $800bn-worth of ...

Low Carbon Funds:

Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2 invests in Switchd - Private Equity Wire
Private Equity Wire
Turquoise, a UK merchant bank specialising in energy, environment and efficiency, has made an investment from Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2 (LCIF2) ...

Exxon to Offer Spending Outlook as Investors Seek Clues to Low-Carbon Returns - US News Money
US News Money
... Fund, which holds shares in Exxon. Its nearly 6% dividend yield is critical to investors, he said. A four-fold increase in low-carbon spending ...

Energy: Are pension funds missing out in the rush to decarbonise? | Special Report | IPE
Investment & Pensions Europe
As investors divest from fossil fuels, others are stepping in, and the result is not lower emissions from the hydrocarbon industry.